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Since our recent recession, I have been continually reminded that there is no amount of philanthropic or civic investment that can replace a robust economy and citizens hard at work. That’s why both personally, and through the Case Foundation, we...
After years of watching Washington policymakers fight over the budget and the deficit, I think it's past time for us to acknowledge that these conversations -- about the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling, and so on -- are simply missing the point....
Sonal Shah
Over the past couple of months, I have had the opportunity to talk to many experts, leading thinkers, and disrupters in impact investing. There is a great collective wisdom about this sector, with good ideas for scale and some good reasons for...
Sonal Shah
I am excited to join the Case Foundation as a Senior Fellow and to be able to focus on impact investing. Jean and Steve Case have been at the forefront of investing and promoting new models for creating impact, whether through their foundation or...
Sonal Shah
Today I had the great honor of being interviewed by US Treasurer Rosie Rios for the keynote at the White House’s Forum on Philanthropy Innovation. Under the leadership of Jonathan Greenblatt and the Office of Social Innovation and Civic...
Next in our lineup of video interview recaps from the public-private strategy session with the White House on promoting innovation through prizes, challenges and open grantmaking, is with Sonal Shah, Director of the Office of Social Innovation...
The Case Foundation was a proud sponsor of an Aspen Institute Book Talk this week on the Power of Social Innovation. The talk, which was moderated by Aspen CEO Walter Isaacson, featured Stephen Goldsmith (former mayor of Indianapolis, Corporation...
Guest blogger Elyse Berkowitz is an intern with the Case Foundation. Walt Disney famously said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” In communities around the world, social innovators and entrepreneurs are doing just that—dreaming big and...
Last week I attended the Global Philanthropy Forum, which was held this year a couple blocks away from our office. Bucking some of the concerns about sluggish conference registration numbers in light of the economic downturn, more than 400 donors...

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First Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation to Lead Foundation’s Effort to Study and Promote Impact Investing WASHINGTON, SEPT. 20 – Today, at the White House Forum on Philanthropy Innovation, Case...